India

DONALD TRUMP REJECTS EARLY COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR WHITE HOUSE STAFF

15 Dec 2020 02:44 AM IST

US President Donald Trump has said that White House staffers should not be among the first in the country to receive the Covid-19 vaccinations. The US is currently the worst-hit country in the world, followed by India. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, the US President said: “People working in the

SINGAPORE BECOMES 1ST ASIAN NATION TO APPROVE PFIZER VACCINE, FIRST SHOTS LIKELY BY MONTH END

15 Dec 2020 02:43 AM IST

Singapore: Singapore has approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine and expects delivery of the first shots by the end of December, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday. Singapore, with the population of 5.7 million people, expects to have enough vaccines for everyone by the third quarter of 2021 and will

CHINESE STUDY WHICH CLAIMED COVID-19 ORIGINATED IN INDIA WITHDRAWN

15 Dec 2020 02:42 AM IST

A Chinese study claiming that Covid-19 originated in India was withdrawn from the preprint platform of the medical journal The Lancet, Global Times reported recently. The Global Times said the study was first posted on SSRN.com, the preprint platform of the medical journal The Lancet, on 17 November, but the article was

DEMOCRATISING AUDITS AT GRASSROOTS WILL TRULY EMPOWER OUR CITIZENRY

15 Dec 2020 02:41 AM IST

A recent report on social audit units at the rural and local levels in the country found many states and UTs not living up to the mark. It is imperative that these units be established in each state/UT and allowed to function independently, efficiently and transparently, in order to support

PANDEMIC HAS SHOWN THE IMPORTANCE OF VIRTUAL MARKETING: PIYUSH GUPTA

14 Dec 2020 02:54 AM IST

Kestone Global president Piyush Gupta talks about his professional journey, virtual marketing and future plans.

COVID-19 HAS SHOWN THAT WE ARE ALL DEEPLY CONNECTED: JAMIE METZL

14 Dec 2020 02:53 AM IST

The founder and chair of One Shared World, Jamie Metzl, with Shagun Sethi, co-leader at One Shared World, tells how the virus connected the world as never before.

DIALOGUE, NOT PROTESTS, IS THE WAY OUT FOR FARMERS

14 Dec 2020 02:50 AM IST

The farm laws, designed to unfetter farmers, have unfortunately invited their outrage. However, instead of resorting to bandhs and blockades, they should raise their concerns through dialogue and discussion.

Why shy away from corporates while serving farmers’ interest?

11 Dec 2020 19:06 PM IST

India’s left liberal elites with little knowledge of ground realities are at it again—this time in the name of farm laws. In what was a complete flop, Bharat Bandh call, the nation witnessed a desperate Opposition rallying up its misinformation campaign to incite farmers and pressurise the government into withdrawing

ANY ADVERSITY CAN BE TURNED INTO AN OPPORTUNITY: ANIMESH JAIN

11 Dec 2020 03:22 AM IST

The Chief Delivery Officer, India and Americas, at [24]7.ai, explains how the company survived the pandemic and the lessons it has learnt from the experience.

I’VE ALWAYS BEEN PREPARED AND READY FOR AN OPPORTUNITY: DINO MOREA

11 Dec 2020 03:20 AM IST

Dino Morea, actor, model and film producer, talks about his new journey as an entrepreneur with investments in multiple business ventures.

RAJASUYA YAJNA AS A METAPHOR FOR DHARMIC EXPANSIONISM

11 Dec 2020 03:18 AM IST

Faced with hegemonic nations like China, India needs to develop the triple aspects of policy, strength, and pursuit of victory to become a global superpower and usher in a world order rooted in dharma.

WHY 2020 US POLLS SPELL OUT BAD NEWS FOR DEMOCRACY

10 Dec 2020 03:07 AM IST

Politics drives the well-being of society. Without good politics, society would be taken over by vested interests, beginning the process of its downfall. In the last thousand years, the largest empires of the world have survived a maximum of three hundred years of continuous rule. Keeping this in mind, it